WW. VI ' h ,. ;4-TI? i I 4 If t. "n S y ( Vfar '-'" TriEfyEATHER Washlnglou, Tan. 21. Kaln today? nt atii cWcr tomorrow. TEJITEIlATUIlE AT EACH HOCIl uentntt public NIGHT EXTRA It' i & sTnTiQ. 12 lf.2. I 4 I 51 19 132133 33 37 7 isr. ' JHtr." V0L VI.-NOU0 """" " B"",a:,"(!;,T.1",,!.a'si:1." PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1920 Published Dally Kxnept Hunduy. Unl..nilnllnn 11 rA fll II Ynfl f llV ltfnlt. PRICE TWO CENTS Copyright, JDSUj by Publics Ledger Company. WITHDRAW ALL FROM SIBERIA 'MJ 4.V' ayorHints Scandal in Which Politicians May Figure in Asking Probe on Land Damages v;l -1 JAPAN TO i i I0ORE FIRES FIRST I IN BATTLE ON iegalized; graft Requests City Solicitor to Produce All Records of Recent Awards OUBLE BENEFITS IN MANY LSES RESULT, HE BELIEVES treets Placea on uixy nan That Were Needless at Time, He Says Mayor Moorq begun a fight today tost tne innu oonmgc mi wuwu a mA may lead to conspiracy charges c brought against certain poli me Mayor announced that lie was mined to break up the vicious prnc- l of condemning land for the princi- ourposc of giving heavy damages to Inert, who benefit doubly when the ij comes into the market for building fcposes. Lj the first move in his campaign lost what lias been termed m many Ieealized craft." the Mayor sent litter to City Solicitor Smyth, nsk- iim to start an investigation ot nil ordinances passed in the Inst six ptis by City Councils involving land fcajes. Itcport Is Asked Irhe city bollijjjir is asked tfc report the Mayor whether the ordinances in iition are justified in- view o the ty burden they will place on the j mandamus lund. A nwinfl rentiest is a rennrt on the al status of tno ordinances, whether ii now possible to repeal them. (The Mayor wrote in his letter: ,v neur pii. iiy auumiur: 'Durine the latter nart of the 'last ainistration' a largo number of, ordi is was passed involving the con onatlon of land and thcr ultimate p.uy.-, nt oi ncavy unmogCH. .- lacsc ordinances include tne plac on the cltv nlhn nnd onpnin? nf wets and 'the condemnation and np- ipi'iatiou of plots of .ground tor pub parks,' playgrounds, parkway and feral municipal purposes. 'It is my desire to have an investi llon made as to the nc,cd nnd de ability of taking these properties at l time and to ascertain whether or I the heavy drain on the mandamus id o the city is justified. ('Will j ou therefore advise "me: IvFirst. Just what ordinances passed ring the last six months of 1010 in- ios land condemnation nre without t and in jour opinion an unvvar- :a expeuso to tho city at this time, Boosted Land Values 'Second. If measures looking toward ! repeal of those ordinances found be undesirable may be 'introduced the present Council, or if the city committed without recourse to all lmsnces passed by the former Coun- Discussing his letter, the Mayor ted out that the land-damage evil been a glaring' one for years, gen Jly recognized but never fought. He tads now to go the limit in his effort make it impossible in future for own- of land with political pull' to sell tie city at high prices by condem lon proceedings. r tow streets have been put on the I 'Plan, it is said, which were not Med at the time. The owners of the w nere awarded heavy land damages, w vveic paid through mandamus WMitjs, and later received high s for the land fronting on the new Ms whim real estate development ' in their direction. GIRLS FIGHT EXTRA FARE 1 In Gloucester Demonstration. Refuse to Pay Car Toll Kris employed in Gloucester manu- &!. p,a1ts L,ayo Btartd " flsh't the extra faro charged on the S?.CiaT?ufrora Kins strecUind Jersey R VheSut,hrn I"111 of the city. the 100 girls who took part in P! "demonstration live in National I J vli00dby- Blackwood and other IS!? Wow Gloucester. - kA. r ?ars "iched Jersey uvc- j,Z?ornine,t,hey rcfused to pay awre,i"ld dfclin:d to leave the lirf. ?olie?men were-callcd. Then torf,,iu1, utlthey footed the :t ti u?d m?to"nen nnd threat i$2t? trough the Bumo perforra Yorrow morning. m'hm ?.inber ?f, Ipyard workmen " been L?r? ?lo,ustcr authorities "C52lnfdT t0 ,;S-ve Policemen nt .weetaud JerseyTivenuc tomorrow "Tlant, Se1 I9, ,nb?t ,i,ve uIcks to Wed. iC W'M"8 Blfls arc cm- toV,i,H ,n?ist tbat tao dis- reand tif?r the payment of an . itigj too far for tbem to walk. PLICE HJJNJJIISSING. BOY ,rtnl y He Started to School, IWu Ut Dldn,t Arr,ve Wn,ceirReBna,i,ke1 todtty lo seareb ' eS?!'? b.owo ut ! o'clock LfclVtT 5to the Wnl. ? liet. ntT?1?Jhth and n"nt I.1"" The 1 il 4t0ld a sc"aut in "!t i M"JWouJd stop on tbo wav rn tbo way to B)t . lie did not uppear at ( l .!-, . & rl ir i "J"0"' Blxty Pounds, 7? .i.wwtf5rtr , ' K$h &?:i?-iv is ' A i M':' TWO KIKE VICTIMS Kocco Ciullo, 540 Christian street, above, and Michael Bartaljan, 1535 North Woodstock street, below, are two of the men who were killed in the Robert Tarlo Si Son cabinet shop fire last night GIRL COASTER HURT , Miss Ethel Auman Seriously Injured .Whenr-AHtsand'.SIed Collide"-"- Crushed in'n consting accident, Miss Ethel Auman, twenty-one' years old, daughter of Arthur A. Auman.. of ,1363 North Twcnty(-fifth streetis in n seri ous condition today in the Gcrmantown Hospital. Her right hip is fractured and she is cut and bruised in many places. She also suffers trom shock. The accident was spectacular. The sled, steered by the girls, was shoot ing down the steep hill on Upsnl street, Gcrmantown, while an automobile, driven by Frederick O. Piukcrton, of CS04 Quincy street, was making its wuy up the incline. Pinkerton said be did not see the sled until it struck his car. The next moment Miss Auman and her compan ions were sprawling in tho snow. The girl and the young man with her were not injured, but Miss Auman was not able to rise. PATROLMAN IN PRISON Schwartz, Who Is Charged With As saulting Doctor, at Moyamenslng Abraham Schwartz, a patrolman of the Second and Christian streets sta tion, arrested for attacking Dr. Samuel M. Mprris, Jr., spent an uncomfort- Any political influence which' the prisoner may nave naa orougnr. mm no comforts in jail. He was given a cell amodg the regular criminals and had the same kind of fare. An investigation is nlso being made as to why the patrolman was per mitted to remain on duty two days ufter assaulting the doctor. Lieuten ant Echtermeyer, of the Second and Christian streets station, has been suspended nnd Director Cortclyou is investigating his connection with the case. Doctor Morris is in the Northwestern General Hospital. TWO SHIPS IN DISTRESS Buffalo Bridge and Wakulla Call for Assistance Boston, 'Jan. 21. (By A. P.) Two shipping board steamers were reported in trouble today. The Buffalo Bridge, bouud from Lisbon for New York, is crippled with a broken propeller in latitude 43.40 uortli, longitude 5l.!i0 west. Tho Wakulla, whoso difficulties were made known several days ago, was reported still in need of assistance COO miles off Ambroso channel light. Shipping board vessels were ashed to take tho Buffalo Bridge in tow for the nearest port and tow or escort the Wakulla to Halifax. CROWDS CHASE WOMAN Reading Thrilled by Exciting Dash After Alleged Thief Beading, !'., Jan. ill. After she had stolen watches from u jewelry store, u woman led the proprietor, John E. Thompson, und several of his neighbors a chase of half n dozen blocks aud then eluded them. Later. Detective Huber arretted Klsio Heckman, twenty-three years old, who is said to huvo confessed to tho robbery. Before being captured shefled from her homo and pluycd hide and seek with tbo detective and several citi zens. She was finally caught in a neighboring house. COLDER WEATHER AHEADI Cloudv and colder tonight, with u possible droti of the temperature to lfi doKWS is tho forecast of tho local wuilliir bureau. The ruin will continue urUll 'wrlv tills ..evening No suow Js jWtimr itMorxoyipu;oo;ww, t MAYOR CALLS SHOP WHERE SIX OIED IN BLAZEAfIRE TRAP Place in Addison Street .tjad Been Condemned' Seven Times, Says Clark "BUILDING WAS ROTTEN," DECLARES CHIEF MURPHY Wouldn't Let Men Enter Fac tory Inquiry Mad Lead to More Rigid Building Laws Dead and Injured in Fire at Tarlo Cabinet Shop Dead Michael Bartaljan, fifty-three, 1535 North AVoodstock street. Dominic Lo-Bianco, fifty-three, 1C07 South Ninth street. Kocco Ciullo, sixty-nine, 540 Christian street. Joseph Knappik, sixty, 1420 South Front street. Peter Y. Hopf, 3521 G street. Charles Swanlie, sixty, 1017 North Twenty-seventh street, Camden. Injured Charles A. Ostcr, sixty-one, GOO North Eleventh street; fractured spine, Pennsylvania Hospital ; crit ical condition. George Kovcritz, forty-nine, 1830 South Marshall street; fractured legs, possible internal injuries, Pennsylvania Hospital ; condition serious. Louis Itoncli, forty-nine, 702 South Tenth street ; cuts nnd bruises, arms and body. Sylvester Krensik, twenty-eight, 3050 Agate street ; overcome by imokc. i Floyd Jackson, twenty-five, 1000 Bainbridge street, burns of head and face. Joseph Mnglncn, fifteen, 315 Do Lanccy street; burns of face. Hnrry CunncfT, fireman Engine Co. No. 32 ; cuts of head and fnco. James Ford, Engine Co. No. 2, overcome by smoke. Declaring that the factory of Itobert Tarlo & Sons, 415 South Fifth street, where six persons perished in a fire, was "a fire-trap of. rattle-trap con struction," Mayor Moore said today he would support Director Cortclyou in a rigid investigation to fix the respon sibility. In addition to six men who died while endeavoring to escape from the fire, eight others were seriously injured. The Mayor made a personal investi gation of the ruins today, following which he made the above statement when questioned at City Hall, The investigation which started todav may lead to more rigorous building laws nnd severe penalties for those who vio late them. Puts Matter Before Cabinet Mayor Moore will lay the matter before members of his cabinet. Heads of departments dealing with buildings, fires and safety of the people were re quested to co-operate in an investiga tion and remedy. While at the scene of the fire the Mayor made inquiry concerning the six persons who lost their lives and talked with firemen. No one seemed to know how the fire started, he said. "Evidently our building inspection laws arc nt fault or some of them have been overlooked." he said. "Here in the very center of the congested section with residences nil around and a teeming population, business is conducted in a firetrap apparently without proper fire escapes, endangering the entire neigh borhood. 'It may be that zoning will have to be resorted to In order to meet such conditions. "This whole neighborhood is subject to fires more than any other because of the ancient character of the buildings and the crowding of the people, many of whom nre obliged to force their fires to keep wnrni. This fire will stand nn investigation and may lead to better conditions clsewhpre in the vicinity." Chief Clark, of the bureau of build ing inspection, said the building has been condemned seven times fn various reasons, and Fire Chief William IT. Murphy said the building was in "Mich n rotten condition" that he refused to let his men enter it. Chief Murphy declared that the Tarlo building was just us bud as Unit of the Potash Bros, on North American street, where several firemen lost their lives. Itobert Turlo, one of the proprietors of the factory, declined to comment, when asked today why fire-escapes had not been provided for the building, "See the lire marshal," he said. Accidental ignition of n greasy belt by a gas jet iu the engine, room probably caused tho fire, according to Itlchord II. IJopf, superintendent of the plant. Last Two Victims Identified This morning the two victims in the morgue were identified. They were : Peter Y. Hopf, UMl ( street, and Charles Swunke, 1017 North Twenty -seventh btrcot, Cumden. Dominick LuBinuco, sixty years old, who was among those killed, had jin,t returned to the, factory yesterday after a week's absence on outside contract worl.. Ho leaves a widow and one child. Kocco Ciullo, among others who per- Continued an Fat Tio. Column four limit Your lltiUi from lh Ijuiin-Hnrk I lluaj iiunr.lo lieut.a tub. of cold water '&r "IV " G. 0. P. LAMB AT PEACE WITH GRUNDY LION; WAR CLOUDS ROLL BY Penrose, Sproul and Moore Are Conciliators in State Republican Embroilment Chairman Crow Remains, With Powers Restricted By GKOKGI5 IlarrUtntrp Jan. 21.- The Grundy i liou II Il(l the Jteniililiniiii kImIi. .iri'imtii'. lion Inmb ltiuc lulu down together. Ami it s iifty-iiifty whether or not the lamb is inside the lion. Which, being intcrreted. menus Hint Joseph U. Grundy, president of the Manufacturers' Association of Pennsyl vania, lias got about all 'he wanted, while the organization bus saved its face by pulling off n compromise which has baved State Chairmun Crow for further usefulness with certain restrictions on his activity. Primarily ulso. by so doing, the state organization is assured of the ncrosarv finaucial support to tide it over the tur bulent waters of u presidential vear. On high authority it is nuid tiiat the chairmanship incident is now a closed episode. Penrose, Sproul and Moore Proxies So far as Crow is concerned it bus been nn adjustincntbv proxv, the proxies being held respectively by Senntor Pen rose, Governor Sproul and Mayor Moore. Gruudy held the bag and the center of the stage. Since the first publication in the Evemno Public Ledger Inst Novem ber of all the details of the row in the Kcpublican ranks there, has been u con stant succession of conferences, convo cations, conclaves, palavers, pour parlers anil pow-wows on the subject, in which Mr. Grundy sat tight and the minor officinls of the state Republican organization did the conciliatory cir culating between Harrisburg and Phil adelphia, There have been private luncheons and dinners to discuss the impending storm, with lifcftirescrvers always with in easy reach. There have been hur ryhigs to and fro and mnuyfc ner-i Ruasivc arguments indulged in until ut last Mr, Grundy was induced to loosen up somewhat, and discuss" the next thing to be done, , ftcchatr. matters jvcrjB. comparji-j tivcly easy. Today "Uncle Hill Crow is suffused wltl( renewed hope for his official future. He is as radiant, as a lily after a shower. Tho big leaders ot the organization have underwritten it 2 W10RE MOTIONS N. Y. Assembly Committee De nies Dismissal of Case and 9 Tentative Reseating DEFENSE CRIES "VIOLENCE"! By the Associated Press Albany, N. Y., Jan. 21. -The second day of the trial of the five suspended Socialist assemblymen before the As sembly judiciary committee opened this morning with announcement by Louis M. Murtin, committee chairmun. that n motion for dismissal of the proceed ings as "unwarranted," made yester day by Socialist counsel, had been de nied. Questioned by Morris Hillquil. who made the motion, Mr. Martin said the decision had been readied by the chair after conference with the committee. Gilbert E. Koc, nssocinte counsel for the defense, then moved thrit the quin tet be reseuted during the investigation. This also wus denied, making the fourth motion overruled since the opening of the investigation. When the array of counsel filed into the Assembly chamber this morning nnd took their seats iu the "well," they found the room almost as crowded ns yesterday. Among the spectators the number of women equaled the men. In defense of his motion Mr. Koe de clared that if the exclusion of the So cialists from the Assembly was an illegal act and he held thut it was Illegal the five men aro still members of the House and consequently art, and have been, entitled to take part in all proceedings leading up to the commit tee's investigation nnd iu nil debates on he rescinding or modifying of the sus pending resolution. Says Exclusion Was Violence "If the proceedings that excluded them were illegal." he suid. "then the exclusion vns not accomplished by the powers of lnw, but by the power of vi olence." Mr. Koe challenged a statement by committee counsel thut the right to ex pel included the right to suspend. These proceedings, he declared, were not ot tho same class, "Constitutional government cannot survive," lie continued, "representative government cannot survive if the power of suspension is to be exercised as it wus exercised in this chamber ou the 7th of this month. Of course, it was only five Socialists who were suspended, but you could just us well have sus pended fifty members, oii could just us easilv have suspended any minority." Mr. Koe, declured that auy judgment which the committee might mukc "will b a tainted judgment tainted with the illegality ot the orlgluul proceedings, which will not be accepted by Un people." , Announcing ho was seeking the "ori gin of the mistake," Mr. Kh declared it was not true, us Speaker Sweet was quoted as saying, that tho five Social, ists eou'd appear "to prove, their rights" (oAlielr scats. It is H, fundamental 'jCmUwhm!, aaf m Sbk&SW. Ciliiaui. Jrtvo SOCIALISTS LOSE NOX McCAIN his future good behavior iu the political sense to Mr. Grundy, while Air. unnmj i in addition has the uvsuniiit-e that f,i"'; , net S. Lewis, of York county. wul be nominated for Auditor General. j Acquiesces in Snjiler Ciindidary i The president of the Manufacturers' Association also has finally ucquie-ccU in the selection of Charles A. binder I for state treasurer. As for candidates , for the other offices they arc merely! matters of amicable adjustment nnd will. be tnken care of agreeably to me m -sires of state lenders without any lier sonnl interference or objections froin the nforesaid Mr. Grundy. The threatened ruction within tnc pnrty ranks is thus averted. The seepter has returned to Israel, nnd the fatted calf will be carved in A nshingtnn within n few days, when the tomn hnwk wilt 'be buried deeper than old John Barleycorn, nt a dinner, with n regular ring-nround-n-rosy romp, par ticipated in by the entire company. As I hnvc pointed out previously, there never would have been a ripple on the surface of the Kcpublican pond in Pennsylvania had it not been for certain alleged premeditated develop ments at the last Legislature which were exceedingly distasteful to Mr. Grundv and his first lieutenant, former Collector Chester Hill. State Chairman Crow, it is charged, heaved the rock that disturbed the serene and placid surface of party unanimity. Be thnt as it may, the state chair man immediately fell under the ban of the Manufacturers' Association, Charges of bad faith, broken pledges, discour tesy, violation of the agreements of gen tlemen ami unscemingly nnd nwkward expletives filled the air like autumn leaves in a September gale. Hint Funds. Use3 JS'ot Wisely Particularly was it broadi liinte'd that funds for legitimate campaign niirnnaeM hnd.heen used Tint, wlsolv hnt ith-.proanl-htt-imllsiWerhaml. und Mint in tuts respect tnc weapons manu facturers intended for the enemy had beefi turned against the manufacturers Contlnued'on Vast! Thirty-one, Column Three BEGIN 'LOGROLLING' Hopelessly Attempt to Have $13,000,000 Added to Har bors Bill OLD SYSTEM IS DOOMED By CLINTON WGILBEKT Stnff Correspondent nf the Kenlnc Public I.edser Washington. Jan. 21. The fate oi "pork" is being settled today. By pre venting n vote upon the rivers nnd har bors bill in the House yesterday, the friends of pork gained a day's grace, for today is calendar day and little progress will be made with larger legis lation. Mcmbeis of Congress with rivers nnd creeks in their districts, men who prom ised to obtain millions to make water flow where water only flows nfter n heavy rain, gathered today and picked out a big log to roll in the way of the steering committee which has declared that there shall be no specific appropria tions for river nnd harbor improvement this year and that the total impropria tion shall only be-SI 2.000,000, instead of as usual, .f-10,000.000. The log they proposed to roll was nn amendment, bearing the mime Dcnuinn and appropriating, in addition to the steering committee's 12,000,000, SKI,. 000.000 for the specific proieets of im proving the Mississippi, Missouri anil Ohio rivers. It is a bipartisan log. It has many votes behind it from the in terior river basin of the United States. Kollers Lack Confidence But its rollers have not much con fidence. They say, almost in tears, nnd many congressmen literally arc in tears, "we nre bucking the steering committee and there is not much chance." Tlie are bucking much more than the steer ing committee. They nre bucking the Kcpublican party, which lias a national election on its hands and must make a record for economy. It is this fact which gave the steering committee of the House the unpre cedented courage to go to the all power ful rivers and harbors committee, which up to a few dus ngo was cnlmh pre paring 10,000,000, with monej for everybody's net project, nnd sav "hi", off this stuff. It can't bo done this jear. .$12,000,000 is all you can hnvc and leave it to the urmy" engineers where it will be spent." It is bucking the Treasury Depart ment. Secretary Glass having an nounced that unless Congiess were care ful there would have to be another Liberty Loan. And it is bucking a change in conditions. People now pnv their tuxes directly. They are painfull' aware of the departure of the mone from their pockets. The old process o'f painless extraction is over. The "pork" packers no longer huve to pass big up. propriatiou to prevent an unheulthy sur plus piling up iu the Treasury They are bucking, Wushlngtoirthinks, altogether too much. Consequently there Is likely to bo for the first time in history u scientific rivers nnd harbors bill. And CYPl before the budget legist 'Cotluae4, .ttteIab&vaae, CeJiuua.lWi K RA m SENATE IS ASKED TO CENSURE SIMS FOR DISCLOSURES Walsh Resolution Condemns Ad miral for Making Public Con fidential Instructions WARNING AGAINST BRITISH IS COMMENDED BY BORAH Hale Demanded Commander's' Letter Barnett Takes Issue With Overseas Chief By the Associated Press Washington, .Inn. 21. A resolution declaring that the action of Kear Ad miral Sims in making public "official instructions of the most confidential character," affecting international rela tions, deserved the condemnation of nil Americans, was introduced in the Sen ate today by Senator Walsh. Democrat, of Montana, n member of the naval af fairs committee. Senntor Walsh's request for immedi ate consideration was denied on objec tion of Kcpublican Leader Lodge. The resolution quoted from the letter read In Admiral Sims last Saturday before the Senate subcommittee investi gating naval decorations in which the admiral said that before he left the United States for Europe in Marchc, 1017, he was told bv a high naval of ficial "not to let the British pull the wool over your eyes; it, is none of our business pulling their chestnuts out of the fire; we would ns soon fight the British as the Germans." Instructions Confidential Admiral Sims must have and did con sider these instructions, if they ever were given, to bo of the most highly con fidential character, the resolution said, adding that his action in making them public. deserved universal umlV unquali fied disapproval. !'I cannot' but believe that whether the above admonition was or was not given to Admiral HIms the disclosure upde lalmost auy circumstances must receive the disapproval of every Amer ican," said Senator Wnlsh, Senator McCormick. Kcnuldicnu. of 'Illinois, declared the resolution affected a matter that was to be later investi gated by u subcommittee und Senator Lodge objected to consideration of the i resolution on the ground thnt it con tained grave charges against one of the most prominent officers in the American I navy without giving him an opportunity to defend himself. Hale Demanded Letter , Keplying to an inquiry by henator 1 Borah, Kcpublican, of Idaho, whether , Admiral Sims volunteered his letter, Chairman Ilnle, of the decorations sub committee, snid : "The admiiai produced it because 1 insisted and I am entirely willing to take all responsibility. Declaring that Admiral Sims could not object if the committee ordered the letter's production, Senator I'm ah said he thought the Senate was "making a mountain out of a mole hill iu this en tire nffnlr." The wirning given to Admiral Sims against letting the British "pull tue wind" over his eyes was approved In Senntor Borah, who snid the official giving it should be commended "I don't find anything to censure cither Secretnry Daniels or the ad miral," said Mr. Borah. "It was a very proper admonition and I regn-t that the sicretnry has denied it." Probe to Be Complete Senator Walsh said the whole ques tion was over disclosure of confidential orders by the admiral and Senato. Thomas. Democrat, of Colorado, snid it seemed to him that there "was gross Molntinu of homebodx's confidence." Senator Phelan, Democrat, of Cali fornia, inquired whether the committee's in-cstigation proposed to consider ecu sure of Admiral Sims if he acted im properly, and Senator Hale replied that the whole field would be covered, in cluding general investigation of the conduct of the war in connection with nawil matters. Burnett Combats' Sims Before the investigating committee Major General Barnett, commandant nf the marine corps, today took issue with previous statement by Admiral Sims to the committee that the contro versy had arisen because Secretary Daniels-had not promulgated a well -defined policy to govern awards. There was "no need for a policj pro. mulgated by the secretary regarding medal awards," he snid, because the law authorizing the decorations was .sufficiently explicit to guide command ing officers in submitting their recom mendations. His own recommendations ns to nin rinc officers who served In the United States were not followed In the ma jority of cases, General Barnett mid, and he had expressed regret to Sir Daniels, who told him "that the llun had to be drawn somewhere if the vnlue ot the medals was not to be depreciated. AsKs for Kccoiisldci-atiou General Barnett has renewed his rec ommcudatious for reconsideration bv the Knight board, he said. Kcry mariue who scried in the northern aerial bombing group wmi was recommended for the D. S M. In him received tho uward, General Bar nett told the committee, while only two or threc'of the marines recommend ed for their service on this side were approved b the bonnl and the secre tary. "I made my recommendations so con servative thut nuy one who received one of the tueduls on my rccommenda 1 I ''VVNs. "a Mi mm smm. KDWAKI) K. CKAMPTON Former army aviator, wanted by police of several cities, who will undergo mental tests (o deterniino whether lie is responsible for 'al leged robberies E OF MANY THEFTS His Counsel Holds Fall From Plane Injured Head and Changed Character 19-YEAR-OLD WIFE IS HELD Injuries received while an armv avi ator are snid to have affected the mind of Edward It. Crampton, changing him from an earnest, law-abiding man to a reckless wanderer whose alleged crim--inal exploits made him a fugitive from justice in innnv cities oT the countrv. Crampton, who Is "also known to the" police as Irving Wilson nnd regarded ns n confirmed criminal, was captured last night in u Bustleron garage after" a desperate fi;ht with tho police. Mag istrate Mcclcarj, befoi-o whom the pris oner was arraigned in Central Station today, held him without bail. Ho is charged with a postoffice robbery here. The man's ninetccn-ycnr-old wife is being detained by the Doylcstown au thorities. In lier possession tho police found postage stamps nnd money-ordei forms which the police believe were stolen here by her husband. A comniWsinn "will bo appointed to inquire irto Cnmptnn's sanity. Prisoner Was Calm Crnnippfin. who is twenty-eight years old. was well dressen when ho appeared before Magistrate Mccleary today. On appearing he. wore eyeglasses, but these he took off as Ac hearing proceeded. He was calm and apparently interested in tin proceedings, especially when the magistrate praised the patrolmen who captured him for their bravery in mak ing the arrest after the fugitive hail drawn n revolver and, it is said, threat ened to shoot them. 'T'lin tAr.lirw, pu-nriK i.tll rt.ili- tlm l,am. of Crampton's alleged lawlessness in many cities. His alleged crimes rnngc from the- theft of automobiles to the rob bing of postofliees. The other story a tale of mental aberration is told by his counsel. Henry II. Farley and District Attorney Hiram II. Keller, of Bucks county. According tt this story, Crampton, who is said to be n member of n promi nent family in Brookline. a suburb of Boston, enlisted in the 'army when the United States entered the war. lie was detailed, it is snid. to Kellev Field, Tc., with the United States Aviation Corps. One report is that he was com missioned nn officer. Another thnt he was an engine tester. Injured When Plane Fell While 11 lug one day Crampton is snid to have fallen in his plane. He sustained injuries to his head. These injuries, his attorney believes, deranged his mind aud completely, changed his character. Today, when he was questioned bv Captain of Detectives Soulier, he ap peared to realize something wus wrong with his mind. "I'd be better off in jail." he said. Tho police charge Crampton with robbing brunch postoffice No. 12S. 20"2 North Broad street, early this mouth. He is alleged to have visited the sta tion often,, posing as a federal agent. Finnlly, according to the charges against him, he entered the drug store in which the office is located aud stolo postage stamps valued at ,$,'!00. Crampton, who was first' arrested iu Continued on Tucr TliirU-nno, Column Two MAYOR'S CABINET MEETS "We Just Had a Family Gathering," Says Mayor The first official meeting of the Moore cabinet took place this morning with all directors present. City Treasurer Shoyer and Controller Wulton ulso at tended. "Wo just hud a family gathering." said Mavor Moore, after tho meeting "Each director went over the work hi his depurtmert. Wo discussed street cleaning, 'street improvements und lis tened with Interest to Director Fur bush regarding health conditions." The Mayor announced tlmt the cub iuet would meet each Wcdnesduy. CLEMENCEAU QUITS MINISTRY Paris, Jan. 21. Georges Clemeu ceau, former premier nnd minister of w'ar, bunded over the mluistry of war t0. A,D.'!S Le1feV0'1 t,ne ww WB" minister, of -v' o'clock this afternoon. Imme dintely after (urniug over thu portfolio to Ills M-rchi-jor, MI Clcuicuccau tyt tue A CCUS AMR HANDS-OFP POLICY T K FOLLOWS E Having Fulfilled Terms of U. S. Agreement, Nippon Will Step Out YANKEES WILL DEPART WITHIN A FEW WEEKS . Japan Feels Unequal to Hugo. . Task of Fighting Bolsheviki Single-Handed By the Associated Press Toldo. .Tun. 20. (Delayed). Japan's object in agreeing to co-opemte with the United States in supporting Czecho slovak troops in Siberia has been at tained nnd the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Siberia will follow, it was decided at a meeting of ihc advisory diplomatic council yesterday, according to newspapers here. It was asserted at the meeting thnt Japan had no territorial nmbitionS in Siberia, and that troops now being sent to that country are merely to replace losses. Fundamental policies will not be affected by this steu, it was declared. The council is reported to have in dorsed the cabinet's decision not to interfere further in the internal affairs of Siberia, and to adhere strictly to the government's declaration when It entered into its agreement with America in 1018. In the agreement between Japan nnd the United States, announced in Tokio on Aiyjust 4. 1018. the Japanese Gov ernment declared its desire to promote relntions of enduring friendship with Kussin and affirmed its avowc,d policy of respecting the territorial integrity o( thnt country, ns.well as of abstaining from hi! interference in Kussia's inter nal politics. - - In Line With Trade Decision It was further declared that upon tlie realization of its -objects Japan would withdraw all her troops frpm Russian territory and leave the sovereignty of Kussia unimpaired. The Japanese Government was- in formed, in answer to n note last De cember S. that the United States would begin to withdraw all American troops from Siberia about February 1. Kc cent dispatches indicated that Japan, single-handed, would continue to nid the anti-Bolshevik elements in Siberia after the Americans had gouc. The Tokio dispatch dated yestrday is apparently a complete reversal ot this attitude. However, it is iu line with the recent decision of the supreme council at Paris to partially lift the blockade against trade with soviet Russia. Washington, Jan. 21. (By A. P.) Official advices from Tokio received here have indicated the purpose of tin Jap anese Government to follow the exumple of the United States in withdrawing its military forces from Siberia. Discussions in the Japanese pres nnd utterances by political leaders have developed that probably a large ma jority of the Japanese people are averse to entering single-handed into such a vast enterprise as the invasion ot Siberia. All of the other foreign elements hav ing been withdrawn from Siberin, thcrtt remain now only about 8000 American and perhaps :t(),000 Japanese troops, in addition to the Czecho -Slovaks, whose number has been vaguelv placed at somewhere' between 20,000 and -10.000. It is planned to remove nil of these Czecho -Slovaks by February 1(1 anil the American troops should have quit by March 1. May Seek Protection of Keds Although their lines extend much further to the westward than do thosf ot tin Americans, the Japanese have only a short voyuge from Vladivostok to their own country so that their evacuation of Siberia muy be com pleted very early in the spring. As retreats are always highly dan gerous to an army, involving sacrifice of life aud material iu rear guard ac tions, it is possible that un effort may be mudr to obtain protection for the retiring troops by an agreement with the Bolshevik lenders in Siberia. Genera' Seminoff with but H.000 Cossack irregulars, would be left to face the steady eastward uilvaiice of tlr soviet forces. At present he holds u iTitnidiir,, hl, itn.li.iTi et linn .C .1... . ... ,.... ....... ,,.... ,u.. ji iiuf 1,1 Lilt; Siberian railway, but it is expected that unless he Is prepared to makp terms with the Bolsheviki, he will be obliged to withdrawn his forces to the steppe of Siberia and conduct a desultory war fiue indefinitely, living ou the country us far as possible. Mriiiiii, Jan. 21. -(By A. P.)-Direct telegraphic communication has been established between soviet Kussia und the Bulgarian Bolsheviki, it is said In advices from Agrain. In manv coni niuuities lii Bulgaria the Bolsheviki ham already declurnl themselves Inde pendent of the government, it is said. Outbreaks uro a" dully occurrence throughout tho country, uccordlug to Sofia dispatches. Attacks on King Boris and the royal family uro fenrcd Gen eral Frauchet d'Esprey, commander qt ullied troopn iu the Near Lust, has been usked to hold his troops in rcudl ness to suppress illsorders, Pihlug, Juu, 10. (Delayed) (By A P.)- Smigulutiry conflicts between Un Czech forces und trocps of General ScnienofT, commander In chief at the all'Kussiun armies, uro rcpnrtn) to buvc occurred at the I ruin rJlberlao ruilv-uv station!, of Baikal, Knltuksliali and Mlsovaia, in thu Lake Baikal re. elon. '";.( N,.H ff -jifJ.,1, ,p not rr'ftr Jhe ScinrnnrT biimv Juji Ktrloii1 ovkij RICAN DECISION i n 4 t -H 3 Ml . t 'v. J 0 v uts pumt-'MaB, , vneaiu '.! 4f U i. ' iSf r-zr J ?- i IV U1. ! , 'Vo ff ' ii i . jv jl . r : v t ; iV v M o. 4, r-
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